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Ballinger HS

Runnels County · Region 15: San Angelo · 385 students

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Current score
85/1002025-26
Change
+11 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+1.6 ptsvs 83.4 average · 1,490 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
678 of 1,490tied with 52 others
B85

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 79 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 83.4 average for 1,490 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Current strength

Student Achievement above the similar-context average

88 +4.3 pts vs 83.7

  • 88 is 4.3 points above the 83.7 average among 1,446 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

Current strength

Relative Performance above the similar-context average

82 +2.6 pts vs 79.4

  • 82 is 2.6 points above the 79.4 average among 1,443 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Ballinger HS is rated B by TEA, scoring 85 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 83.4 average for 1,490 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 11 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 678th of 1,490 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 52 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. After high school: the following fall
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this school ranks best
  13. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageBallinger HS 7482889285 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated C with 79 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26B8583.4 1,490 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25A9283.8 1,460 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24B8881.8 1,436 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23B8282.4 1,421 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22C7484.5 1,401 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement88 B+4.3 vs similar economic context · 1,446 reporting
  • School Progress82 B−0.1 vs similar economic context · 1,443 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps78 C−2.7 vs similar economic context · 1,434 reporting
  • Academic Growth57 F−20.0 vs similar economic context · 1,417 reporting
  • Relative Performance82 B+2.6 vs similar economic context · 1,443 reporting
  • Ballinger HS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,490 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement88B2
School Progress82B8
Closing the Gaps78C2
Academic Growth57F3
Relative Performance82B8

Closest to moving up: Student Achievement, 2 points below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is Student Achievement (88), so School Progress (82) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 88.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level70%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,446 reporting
  • Meets grade level42%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,446 reporting
  • Masters grade level14%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,446 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level74%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,445 reporting
  • Meets grade level54%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,445 reporting
  • Masters grade level17%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,445 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level56%−21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,441 reporting
  • Meets grade level21%−29 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,441 reporting
  • Masters grade level3%−18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,441 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level81%+0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,339 reporting
  • Meets grade level52%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,339 reporting
  • Masters grade level16%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,339 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level75%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 748 reporting
  • Meets grade level44%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 748 reporting
  • Masters grade level24%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 748 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,490 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Graduation

Four-Year
100.0%+7.0 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 412 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
100.0%+7.2 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 411 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
97.3%+5.2 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 410 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.0%−0.4 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 412 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
98.0%+9.8 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria98.0%88.2%+9.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 420 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course46.7%59.2%−12.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 420 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA8.3%32.2%−23.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 420 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)0.0%12.6%−12.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 420 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course65.0%35.6%+29.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 420 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification30.0%37.5%−7.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 420 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%1.5%−1.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 420 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%4.3%−4.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 420 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%5.5%−5.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 420 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness0.0%2.9%−2.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 420 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student3.3%7.2%−3.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 420 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces3.3%3.3%+0.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 420 rated schools reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
59

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
33

55.9% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
25

42.4% of graduates

Not trackable
1

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
59
Selected comparison
225.1

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 360 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
33
Selected comparison
98.9

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 360 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
55.9%
Selected comparison
47.0%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 360 rated schools reporting

+8.9 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
42.4%
Selected comparison
48.4%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 360 rated schools reporting

−6.0 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
1.7%
Selected comparison
4.6%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 360 rated schools reporting

−2.9 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (003541)10
  2. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (003644)6
  3. HOWARD COLLEGE (003574)5

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
385
Economically disadvantaged
43.5%−0.8 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
2.6%−9.1 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
18.2%±0.0 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
93.6%−1.2 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
23.0%+9.8 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Ballinger HS

African American: 0.8%Hispanic: 49.2%White: 47.9%Asian: 0.3%Pacific Islander: 0.3%Two or More Races: 1.6%
  • African American 0.8%
  • Hispanic 49.2%
  • White 47.9%
  • Asian 0.3%
  • Pacific Islander 0.3%
  • Two or More Races 1.6%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,490 reporting for every category shown · 1,490 in full cohort

African American: 9.2%Hispanic: 37.5%White: 44.6%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 3.9%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 4.4%
  • African American 9.2%
  • Hispanic 37.5%
  • White 44.6%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 3.9%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 4.4%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
384
Economically disadvantaged students
167
Emergent bilingual students
10
Special education students
70

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
34
Students in TEA mobility denominator
248
TEA-published mobility rate
13.7%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 385 students in 2025–26, an increase of 154 (66.7%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
385

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+154

Increase · +66.7%

Change since 2021–22
+129

Increase · +50.4%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
385
Selected comparison
685.6

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,455 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Ballinger HS
School yearStudents enrolledBallinger HSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 256 First available year 684.5
2022–23 266 Increase of 10 (3.9%) 688.9
2023–24 239 Decrease of 27 (10.2%) 689.4
2024–25 231 Decrease of 8 (3.3%) 686.4
2025–26 385 Increase of 154 (66.7%) 685.6

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
38

15.2% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
70

28.00 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
250

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
15.2%
Selected comparison
11.1%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,153 rated schools reporting

+4.1 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
28
Selected comparison
24.2

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,236 rated schools reporting

+3.8 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Ballinger HS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 283 37 13.1% 82 28.98 9.2% 17.5
2021–22 287 28 9.8% 58 20.21 11.3% 24.1
2022–23 281 22 7.8% 33 11.74 11.6% 25.3
2023–24 246 22 8.9% 29 11.79 11.5% 25.8
2024–25 250 38 15.2% 70 28.00 11.1% 24.2
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Ballinger HS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 38 15.2% 70 28.00 11.1% 24.2
In-school suspensions 35 14.0% 65 26.00 10.0% 18.5
Out-of-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$17k$27k20182020202220242025
  • Ballinger HS
  • Parent district: Ballinger ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$11,566
Selected comparison
$11,990

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,461 rated schools reporting

−$424 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $11,566 per student for this campus, $15,644 per student for its parent district, Ballinger ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearBallinger HSParent district: Ballinger ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$10,639$12,818$13,054$7,779 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,340 rated schools reporting
2019$9,810$12,046$13,108$7,992 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,361 rated schools reporting
2020$10,166$13,551$14,058$8,417 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,369 rated schools reporting
2021$10,070$14,536$14,797$8,821 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,389 rated schools reporting
2022$11,072$15,216$15,708$10,185 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,402 rated schools reporting
2023$10,571$18,661$16,792$10,620 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,421 rated schools reporting
2024$11,689$25,677$18,125$11,654 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,437 rated schools reporting
2025$11,566$15,644$18,972$11,990 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,461 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$60,362−$6,857 vs similar economic context
Teachers
41−3.5 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
9.4−11.5 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Ballinger HS

Beginning: 22%1 to 5 years: 12.2%6 to 10 years: 14.6%11 to 20 years: 26.8%21 to 30 years: 14.6%Over 30 years: 9.8%
  • Beginning 22%
  • 1 to 5 years 12.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 14.6%
  • 11 to 20 years 26.8%
  • 21 to 30 years 14.6%
  • Over 30 years 9.8%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,490 reporting for every category shown · 1,490 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.4%1 to 5 years: 23.7%6 to 10 years: 19.5%11 to 20 years: 30.4%21 to 30 years: 16.9%Over 30 years: 3.8%
  • Beginning 5.4%
  • 1 to 5 years 23.7%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.5%
  • 11 to 20 years 30.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.9%
  • Over 30 years 3.8%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Ballinger HS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classBallinger HS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English10.615.4
Secondary languages other than English20.418
Secondary math13.316.5
Secondary science11.818
Secondary social studies11.917.9

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 160 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

1 measure

  • 9of 47

    Earned college credit for a dual credit course

    Region 15: San Angelo · of the 47 that report this measure

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 200901001.